Making herstory
The March issue of Fish Farmer magazine celebrated International Women’s Day by featuring insights from women involved in aquaculture in the UK and beyond. You can read Q&As with: Teresa […] Continue Reading
Nomad seals £500 million Findus deal
NOMAD Foods, owner of Iglo, confirmed today that is buying the European operations of Findus for £500 million. The deal includes Findus businesses in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, France, Spain […] Continue Reading
Friday 24 July 2015 prices at Lerwick
6 BOATS LANDED 954 BOXES Prolific, Ocean Way, Sharyn Louise, Atlantia, Valhalla, Copious SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 53 2.77 […] Continue Reading
Stormy trip to mackerel grounds as season starts
THE new Iceland mackerel season is underway, although the fishing fleet has had to plough through some rough weather to get to the grounds. Eager buyers are likely to include […] Continue Reading
Iceland company orders two new super vessels
SAMHERJI, Iceland’s largest fishing company, has placed a multi-million euro order for two new trawlers for its German subsidiary, Deutsche Fishfang Union (DFFU). The two 80 meter stern trawlers, which […] Continue Reading
Macduff Shellfish gains foothold in England
EUROPE’S largest wild caught shellfish processor, Macduff Shellfish, announced yesterday it had acquired a shellfish trading business and four scallop fishing vessels in the south west of England for an […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing for Friday June 19
Fish education scheme to expand THE Seafood Nutrition Partnership, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to educate Americans about the critical health and nutritional benefits of seafood, is expanding its […] Continue Reading
Wireless monitoring for scallop dredgers
A CANADIAN company has launched what it claims is the world’s first wireless monitoring system for scallop dredgers into the UK market. Notus Electronics took two years developing Dredgemaster and […] Continue Reading
‘Biggest and best’ Aberdeen Skipper show
EXHIBITORS and visitors have praised this year’s Skipper Expo Int Aberdeen fishing show, describing it as the ‘biggest and best’ so far. A record 122 exhibitors attended the expo, which […] Continue Reading